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Australian woman detained in Turkey over alleged links to Kurdish insurgents

Sep. 24, 2024 02:56 AM EDT

ISTANBUL (AP) — An Australian women was arrested in Turkey over her alleged links to a Kurdish militant group in a joint operation by anti-terrorist police and intelligence officers, Turkish media said. Cigdem Aslan, 51, was detained at Istanbul airport after an investigation found...

Greek Coast Guard chases boat close to Turkish coast in a potential diplomatic incident

Sep. 20, 2024 12:41 PM EDT

ISTANBUL (AP) — A Greek Coast Guard boat chased an inflatable dinghy to within a few dozen meters of the Turkish coast Friday, local media reported, threatening a diplomatic incident between the neighbors. Turkish news website Bodrum Kent TV published a video it said showed the...

Turkey wants to regulate Germany's beloved döner kebab street food

Sep. 20, 2024 02:26 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Beef and chicken glisten as they rotate slowly on vertical spits before they are carved off in razor-thin strips. Two cooks slide from a sizzling griddle to a warm toaster in a practiced dance. Mounds of fresh tomatoes, cabbage and red onions shine in a colorful tableau. ...

An American activist killed by Israeli fire is buried in Turkey as Israel strikes Gaza

Sep. 14, 2024 15:42 PM EDT

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish-American activist who was killed by Israeli fire in the West Bank was laid to rest on Saturday in her hometown in Turkey with thousands lining the streets and anti-Israeli feelings in the country rising from a conflict that threatens to spread across the region....

Father of Turkish-American activist wants US probe into her killing by Israeli soldiers

Sep. 12, 2024 16:58 PM EDT

DIDIM, Turkey (AP) — The father of the Turkish-American activist killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank on Thursday welcomed Turkey’s decision to initiate an independent investigation into her death and called on the United States to do the same. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi,...

Hundreds gather on a Seattle beach to remember an American activist killed by the Israeli military

Sep. 12, 2024 15:10 PM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — For her 26th birthday in July, human rights activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi gathered friends for a bonfire at one of her favorite places, a sandy beach in Seattle where green-and-white ferries cruise across the dark, flat water and osprey fish overhead. On Wednesday...

Turkish president vows to 'purge' military graduates who took a pro-secular oath

Sep. 08, 2024 10:03 AM EDT

ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish president has hit out at military graduates who took a pro-secular oath during their graduation ceremony, promising that those behind it would be “purged” from the military. Speaking at a conference for Islamic schools in the northwestern city of...

Bomb threat forces Vistara airline plane en route to Frankfurt to land in Turkey

Sep. 06, 2024 12:36 PM EDT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Vistara airline flight en route to Germany from India made a forced landing in Turkey on Friday following a bomb threat, Turkish officials said. Flight VTI027 from Mumbai to Frankfurt, with 234 passengers and 13 crew members on board, landed at the airport...

Ukraine gets a new chief diplomat as the war with Russia enters a critical phase

Sep. 05, 2024 23:49 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s parliament approved the appointment of a new foreign minister Thursday, two lawmakers said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought to breathe fresh life into his administration with the war against Russia poised for what could be a pivotal phase. ...

Egypt's president makes his first visit to Turkey as relations thaw

Sep. 04, 2024 12:02 PM EDT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The presidents of Turkey and Egypt on Wednesday found common ground on the war in Gaza as they continued to mend long-strained relations, emphasizing the need for a permanent cease-fire and guaranteed delivery of humanitarian aid. Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan...